Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4148 | 4804 | 3106 | 2360 | 1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 661 | 680 | 464 | 393 | 355 | 314 | 379 | 379 | 522 | 609 | 1344 | 3801 | 4148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:54PM1.77m | 6:11AM1.65m | 6:35PM1.74m | 6:55AM1.64m | 7:18PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41AM0.29m | 00:12AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.31m | 00:56AM0.34m | 1:12PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 5 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 3610 | 3106 | 2360 | 1885 | 1208 | 936 | 1217 | 426 | 680 | 348 | 295 | 355 | 293 | 379 | 379 | 522 | 609 | 61 | 47 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 10 | NE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 5 | ENE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 149 | 195 | 8 | 12 | 400 | 342 | 180 | 263 | 356 | 464 | 393 | 303 | 314 | 264 | 195 | 128 | 97 | 5 | 19 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 18 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 18 | E 10 | ENE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 16 | ENE 16 | SSW 13 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 8 | 29 | 11 | 11 | 290 | 10 | 25 | 55 | 72 | 125 | 188 | 235 | 232 | 225 | 21 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SSW 10 | — | NNW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | N 6 | W 4 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 4148 | 4804 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 661 | — | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 23 | 18 | 1344 | 3801 | 4148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 36 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 163 |
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